Tour de France - Stage 9, 168.5km - Saint-Girons / Bagnères-de-Bigorre, July 7th

[virandociclista]

The only chance was if kreuzegier and quintana attacked two climbs earlier... Froomie would need to set the pace.... But we already saw that movi and saxo are not together...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

How far is the grupetto behind?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Alberto doesn't look good to me, think he'll get dropped. If Froome attacks he'll lose a lot of time.

 

[virandociclista]

Now I will hope to froome put more time in this dead bike racers

 

[LaFlorecita]

A socialist *** in Francois Hollande is in the race car.

What? Don't be ridiculous. This is not the politics thread.

 

[Netserk]

Alberto doesn't look good to me, think he'll get dropped. If Froome attacks he'll lose a lot of time.

I haven't seen Contador much on the last two climbs

 

[forkboy84]

I have been entertained for three an a half hours today. Why so many long faces? Is it either completely and totaly epic, or absolute ****e?

Some people are never happy. It's the internet way, everything has to be greatest thing ever or worst thing ever, there is no room for "enjoyable", "good" or other parts of the middle ground. Also everyone can only live in the right now.

 

[bubblegum]

should attack in the valley to take away froome's climbing advantage, no matter how many attacks go on the climb froome will just ride tempo and match them all, he showed yesterday he is much stronger uphill than the other teamleaders

 

[Afrank]

Porte + 3 min after yellow.. and the last 45k will speed up..

so this day will cost him.

Seems my avatar is safe for now.

 

[sjonnie]

How far is the grupetto behind?

There no official time gap right now.

 

[Aditya]

Froome looks like one of those Movistar riders with a similar yellow helmet. He might as well be one of them. They have pulled him all day long.

 

[Roderick]

Hooray, Valv will take second in stead of third after this stage. Well Done Movistar!! Great racing, tactical perfect!!

 

[auscyclefan94]

i tuned in late. where are porte and Evans?

Evans in peloton. Porte 2'30 behind lead group

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

I haven't seen Contador much on the last two climbs

You could say the same of Menchov. He could be in this Tour for all I know.

 

[rainman]

Oh god, just thought, Froome ft stage. Armchair ride all day.

 

[virandociclista]

Alberto doesn't look good to me, think he'll get dropped. If Froome attacks he'll lose a lot of time.

We need to put a picture of alberto in the wall and look for another ride to folloow now... Ac will need to renegociate his salary

 

[sjonnie]

should attack in the valley to take away froome's climbing advantage, no matter how many attacks go on the climb froome will just ride tempo and match them all, he showed yesterday he is much stronger uphill than the other teamleaders

Um, it's not that easy to ride away from the best ITT rider in the group.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

A socialist *** in Francois Hollande is in the race car.

Nice, you are great.

 

[forkboy84]

A socialist *** in Francois Hollande is in the race car.

Keep your ****ty politics out of the cycling please.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Some people are never happy. It's the internet way, everything has to be greatest thing ever or worst thing ever, there is no room for "enjoyable", "good" or other parts of the middle ground. Also everyone can only live in the right now.

The stage isn't that good so far tho. The only thing different from expected is the color of the jersey doing the work.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

They were not prominent or ever within a mile of winning it.

So yes, you were asleep.

 

[bubblegum]

Um, it's not that easy to ride away from the best ITT rider in the group.

troll

10char

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

So MoviSky and SkyTinkoff to pace Froome up the final climb?

 

[ILovecycling]

Now let the fire(froome)works begin!

 

[kingjr]

uuuh auscyclefan i think you stepped on some toes there